Direct Support Professional - St. Mary's

YKHC Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation; Maryland; On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) is a Tribal Health Organization serving 58 tribes in southwest Alaska. We provide comprehensive healthcare, from community clinics to a regional hospital, dental, behavioral health, and more. Come be part of our team!

Join our team as a Direct Support Specialist to help individuals with developmental disabilities access resources, work toward self-sufficiency, and participate in their communities.

Qualifications

• Minimum education is high school diploma or GED.
• Experience or education in human services, counseling or related fields preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support services to assigned individual with developmental disabilities.
• Coordinate village-based services and assist in accessing resources.
• Meet regularly with individual and family to address self-sufficiency.

Skills

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Office equipment

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Photocopier

Fax machine

Shredder

Laminator

Job description

We are working together to achieve excellent health. Come join us! The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation is a Tribal health care organization, serving nearly 30,000 people living across rural, southwest Alaska in villages with populations from about 10 to more than 1,000. Bethel, the regional hub and location of the only hospital in the region, has a population of nearly 7,000. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is home to thousands of lakes and two primary rivers—the Kuskokwim and Yukon. We offer a broad range of employment opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the health of people in the region.

Position Summary

Provide direct support services to assigned individual with developmental disabilities. Coordinate village-based services, assist individual in accessing resources, work with Traditional Council to assure individual is safe and well. Meet regularly with individual and family to assist in successfully addressing issues of self-sufficiency.

Position Qualifications

• Experience and/or education in special education, child/family health and development, counseling and/or community development, preferred, not required.
• Minimum Education High School diploma or equivalent/GED.
• Experience and/or special education, child/family health and development, counseling and/or community development, human services, social services, liberal arts education, sociology, psychology preferred, not required.
• Minimum Experience One year experience preferred.
• Prefer Associates (AA) degree.
• Two years of progressively responsible experience working with consumers with special needs, Intellectual/Developmental Disability, co-occurring disorders, developmentally delayed, and/or substance abuse involvement.
• License, Certification, Registration Valid State of Alaska Driver’s License or ability to acquire a driver’s license.
• Tuberculin clearance at time of employment and annually thereafter.
• CPR, First Aide required or willing to complete the class.
• Equipment/Tools Office equipment (i.e. computer, multi-line telephone, fax machine, copy machine).
• Specialized Knowledge and Skills Ability to operate photocopy machine, fax machine, shredder, and heat laminator. Ability to fill and proofread documents for accuracy. Have excellent human relations skills as well as written communication skills required.

Supervisory Responsibilities None.

Compensation

Pay Range Minimum: 19.97 Employment Type: Regular Time Type: Part time Hours Per Week: 20 FLSA Exempt: No

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Join YKHC, a Tribal Health Organization serving 58 tribes in southwest Alaska. We offer comprehensive healthcare, from community clinics to a regional hospital, dental, behavioral health, and more. Come be part of our team!